gravigrade

['ɡræviɡreid]

n.

    动作笨拙的动物(如大象等)

    adj.

      步履笨重的

      (部分已绝灭的)贫齿类动物的

      英文词源

      gravigrade (adj.)

      "walking with heavy steps," 1839, probably via French, a modern scientific compound from Latin gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)) + gradi "to walk" (see grade (n.)).

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